EP3631198A4 - FLANGED RING WIND ROTOR BLADE GASKET KIT - Google Patents

FLANGED RING WIND ROTOR BLADE GASKET KIT Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3631198A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: rotor blade; wind rotor; flanged ring; ring wind; blade gasket
Prior art date: 2017-05-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP18805496.9A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3631198A1 (en

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Inventor

Scott Jacob HUTH

Donald Joseph KASPERSKI

Aaron A. YARBROUGH

Eric Michael SHAIN

Jacob Lee BUNCH

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General Electric Co

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General Electric Co

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2017-05-23

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2018-05-11

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2021-03-03

2018-05-11 Application filed by General Electric Co filed Critical General Electric Co

2020-04-08 Publication of EP3631198A1 publication Critical patent/EP3631198A1/en

2021-03-03 Publication of EP3631198A4 publication Critical patent/EP3631198A4/en

2022-09-14 Application granted granted Critical

2022-09-14 Publication of EP3631198B1 publication Critical patent/EP3631198B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2038-05-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03D—WIND MOTORS
- F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor
- F03D1/06—Rotors
- F03D1/065—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
- F03D1/0675—Rotors characterised by their construction elements of the blades
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03D—WIND MOTORS
- F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
- F03D80/30—Lightning protection
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2230/00—Manufacture
- F05B2230/60—Assembly methods
- F05B2230/604—Assembly methods using positioning or alignment devices for aligning or centering, e.g. pins
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2240/00—Components
- F05B2240/20—Rotors
- F05B2240/30—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor
- F05B2240/302—Segmented or sectional blades
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2240/00—Components
- F05B2240/50—Bearings

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EP18805496.9A 2017-05-23 2018-05-11 Segmented rotor blade of a wind turbine with a joint assembly having flanged bushings Active EP3631198B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US15/602,698 US10570879B2 (en)	2017-05-23	2017-05-23	Joint assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade with flanged bushings
PCT/US2018/032177 WO2018217472A1 (en)	2017-05-23	2018-05-11	Joint assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade with flanged bushings

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EP3631198A1 EP3631198A1 (en)	2020-04-08
EP3631198A4 true EP3631198A4 (en)	2021-03-03
EP3631198B1 EP3631198B1 (en)	2022-09-14

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EP18805496.9A Active EP3631198B1 (en)	2017-05-23	2018-05-11	Segmented rotor blade of a wind turbine with a joint assembly having flanged bushings

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US (1)	US10570879B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP3631198B1 (en)
DK (1)	DK3631198T3 (en)
ES (1)	ES2931058T3 (en)
PL (1)	PL3631198T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2018217472A1 (en)

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EP3631198A1 (en)	2020-04-08
US10570879B2 (en)	2020-02-25
WO2018217472A1 (en)	2018-11-29
DK3631198T3 (en)	2022-12-12
ES2931058T3 (en)	2022-12-23
US20180340510A1 (en)	2018-11-29
EP3631198B1 (en)	2022-09-14
PL3631198T3 (en)	2022-12-19

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